Private and Public on Social Network Sites: Differences and Similarities between Germany and China in a Globalized World (Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Europeennes, #109) (Europaische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Europeenn, #109)

by Jingwei Wu

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This book explores the boundary between «the private» and «the public» on Social Network Sites based on the sociability framework. The author analyses the roles of social norms and influences, benefits, and risks/costs, on the behaviors of SNSs users through models based on Social Exchange Theory, Social Penetration Theory and Communication Privacy Management Theory. She reviews different notions of «the private» and «the public» and selects the sociability framework to investigate the distinction between private and public. The author uses this theoretical framework to conduct online surveys and interviews with selected SNSs users in Germany and China and concludes that the clear boundary of «the private» and «the public» on SNSs is a result of acts of disclosure and/or withdrawal of personal information and political opinions. Globalization and mediatization contribute to similarities among different countries but do not erase the differences in their respective boundaries.

  • ISBN13 9783631681039
  • Publish Date 20 June 2017 (first published 19 June 2017)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country CH
  • Imprint Peter Lang AG